PEOPLE v. HOWARD

No. S050583.

51 Cal.4th 15 (2010)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DEMETRIUS CHARLES HOWARD, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

December 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hersek , State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Kate Johnston and Alison Pease , Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson and Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Gary W. Schons , Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. Wilkens , Adrianne S. Denault and Christine Levingston Bergman , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

CORRIGAN, J.

Demetrius Charles Howard was convicted of first degree murder and attempted second degree robbery.1 The jury found as a special circumstance that the murder was committed while defendant was engaged in the attempted robbery.2 It returned a verdict of death. We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTS

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